Great Buns Bakery

What Great Buns Bakery does

Great Buns Bakery is a family-owned, single-location commercial bakery founded in 1982 by Tony Madonia Sr. in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company produces fresh-baked breads, dinner rolls, pastries, bagels, cookies, cakes, pies, and muffins at a state-of-the-art automated factory rebuilt after a 2007 fire destroyed the original premises. Operations run 365 days per year from the headquarters at 3270 East Tropicana, with a high-speed roll line supporting hearth-baked rolls and deli breads alongside artisan and pastry production. The Madonia family — 4th generation bakers with Italian roots — owns and operates the business through Tony Madonia Sr., Lynn Madonia, Tony Madonia Jr., and Vice President of Operations Deborah Morelli.

The company serves two distinct customer segments: retail consumers purchasing directly at the storefront (open Monday through Saturday, 7am-5pm) and wholesale customers comprising the Las Vegas hotel and restaurant community. Great Buns Bakery has positioned itself as the major wholesale distributor for fresh-baked goods in the Las Vegas hospitality market, with product development guided by ongoing input from local chefs. Revenue is generated through point-of-sale retail transactions and wholesale supply contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed and orders are taken by phone or email, not through the website.

Marketing is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth, four decades of brand equity, and earned media coverage including Channel 13 Nevada Built, Channel 8 Las Vegas Now, Las Vegas Weekly, and radio. The company holds no patents, has no external investors or parent entities, and is not pursuing M&A or funding activity. Compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and the Southern Nevada Health District is maintained through the sanitation function, and the company has been recognized as a Nevada Business Magazine Family Owned Business finalist.

Name

Great Buns Bakery

Legal name

Great Buns Bakery

Website

https://greatbunsbakery.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Great Buns Bakery is a family-owned Las Vegas bakery founded in 1982 that produces fresh breads, rolls, pastries, and desserts for retail consumers at its storefront and wholesale customers across the Las Vegas hotel and restaurant community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Bakery

NAICS

Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181), Commercial Bakeries (311812), Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFAFAF

Wholesale / Commercial Bakeries (B2B Supply)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYTHAFAFAA

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bakeries & Patisseries

SECONDARYAFAIAFAA

Bread & Rolls Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Bakery & Confectionery Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAIAFAB

Pastry, Cakes & Desserts Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Bakery & Confectionery Wholesale

SECONDARYCRAHAGAC

Bread & Pastry Specialty Stores

Consumer Products & Retail/Grocery & Food Retail/Specialty Food Stores (Deli, Cheese, Gourmet, Bakery)

Keywords

• Wholesale bakery products
• Fresh-baked breads and rolls
• Artisan pastries and cakes
• Retail and wholesale baking
• Commercial bakery manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Storefront Sales: Direct sales to consumers at their retail store location at 3270 East Tropicana, Las Vegas. The store is open Mon-Sat 7am-5pm, closed Sundays and Holidays.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Great Buns Bakery is a major wholesale distributor of fresh-baked bakery goods to Las Vegas hotels and restaurants. They have grown to be the major wholesale distributor for fresh-baked bakery goods in the Las Vegas hotel and restaurant community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Great Buns Bakery manufactures and distributes fresh-baked breads, rolls, pastries, bagels, cookies, cakes, pies, and muffins from its Las Vegas facility. The company sells directly to retail consumers through its storefront and supplies wholesale fresh-baked goods to hotels and restaurants throughout the Las Vegas metropolitan area, operating 365 days a year on a state-of-the-art automated production line.

Product overview

Great Buns Bakery is a traditional wholesale and retail bakery operating as a single-location operation in Las Vegas since 1982. The product portfolio consists of five main categories: Dinner Rolls (produced on a high-speed roll line), Artisan Breads (hearth-baked), general Breads (including deli breads), Pastries/Bagels/Cookies, and Cakes/Pies/Muffins. Products are developed in-house with input from local Las Vegas chefs. The bakery serves both retail customers at their storefront and wholesale/hotel/restaurant customers throughout the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dinner Rolls Fresh-baked dinner rolls produced on a high-speed roll line, available in various varieties. Sold to retail customers and wholesale clients such as Las Vegas hotels and restaurants.
• Pastries, Bagels & Cookies Assorted pastries, bagels, and cookies including black & white cookies, sold to retail consumers and wholesale hospitality customers in Las Vegas.
• Cakes, Pies & Muffins Sweet bakery items including mini bundt cakes, cupcakes, pies, and muffins, available to retail and wholesale customers.
• Artisan Breads Hearth-baked artisan breads such as cranberry walnut bread, combining old-world baking traditions with modern production techniques.
• Breads General bread products including deli breads and cinnamon swirls, served fresh daily.
• Chocolate Filled Cupcakes Special chocolate-filled cupcakes featured in Bakery Magazine interview.
• Black & White Cookies Classic black and white cookies, featured in Bakery Magazine interview about how they are made.
• Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon rolls noted as a standout product of the bakery.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ri Ra The Irish PubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2016Great Buns Bakery supplies fresh-baked goods to Ri Ra The Irish Pub in Las Vegas. The bakery proudly states they are part of The Ri Ra Family, serving their products at the Las Vegas location of this Irish pub chain.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Baby Cakes Bakery Las Vegas: Local Las Vegas bakery producing breads, cakes, and pastries for retail and wholesale hospitality customers. Comparable as a direct local competitor serving the same Las Vegas hotel, restaurant, and consumer market with similar product offerings.
• Carlo's Bakery: Celebrity-famed bakery with multiple retail locations producing cakes, pastries, breads, and cookies. Comparable as a high-profile retail and wholesale bakery, including a Las Vegas presence serving hospitality customers, with overlapping product categories in pastries and cakes.
• Freed's Bakery: Long-standing Las Vegas bakery (founded 1959) producing wedding cakes, pastries, breads, and desserts for both retail and wholesale hospitality customers. A direct local competitor with a similar dual retail/wholesale model serving the same Las Vegas hotel and restaurant market.

Broad incumbents

• Flowers Foods: Major U.S. producer and distributor of packaged breads and snacks under brands like Nature's Own and Dave's Killer Bread. Comparable to Great Buns as a large-scale commercial bakery with wholesale distribution to retail and foodservice, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bimbo Bakeries USA: The U.S. subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, one of the largest commercial baking companies in the world. Bimbo Bakeries produces and distributes bread, buns, rolls, and pastries to retail and foodservice customers nationally, overlapping directly with Great Buns' commercial bakery and wholesale distribution model.
• Rich Products Corporation: Major foodservice manufacturer of frozen and fresh baked goods, breads, and desserts serving restaurants, hotels, and institutions. Comparable to Great Buns' wholesale bakery supply model targeting hotel and restaurant customers.
• King Arthur Baking Company: Employee-owned U.S. baking company producing premium flours, mixes, and baked goods with both retail and foodservice/wholesale channels. Comparable to Great Buns in its focus on quality bakery production and foodservice supply, though at a national scale.
• Pepperidge Farm: Campbell-owned baked goods and snack manufacturer producing breads, rolls, cookies, and pastries distributed nationally through retail and foodservice channels. Comparable to Great Buns' commercial baking of breads, rolls, and cookies with wholesale distribution to hospitality.

Others

• Sysco Corporation: Largest U.S. foodservice distributor supplying restaurants, hotels, and institutional customers. Comparable as a wholesale distribution channel partner competing for the same Las Vegas hospitality customer relationships that Great Buns serves directly.

Regional players

• Le Bakery Sensational: Las Vegas-based commercial bakery specializing in artisanal breads and pastries supplied to hotels, restaurants, and caterers in the Las Vegas market. A direct regional peer with overlapping product mix and customer base in the same hospitality channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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